Education

The Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor has announced a range of high-summer theater camps and single-day programs for kids and teens interested in learning or improving performance skills.

Art lessons at home, comedy for all ages, and guided meditation for teenagers

School officials in Amagansett, Montauk, Springs, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, and Southampton have all confirmed increased registrations of new students over the last few weeks.

For many teens, there has been an increased pressure to socialize in seemingly Covid-risky situations that come from a "desire to see friends after being apart for so long." These quaran-teens face social isolation that can compound pre-existing mental health issues at an already chaotic age.

Springs School officials have concluded that the district is short classrooms to be able to bring all students back while maintaining social distancing and keeping class sizes reasonable.

Drive-in movies, a puppetry camp, a teen beach cleanup, and other kids' activities are all coming up.

After surveying many of their families and realizing there are financial hardships among them, officials at the Ross School in East Hampton have made a pitch to the school's wider community for donations.

Updates from the Sag Harbor School District.

Parents who are interested in home schooling their children must submit written notice of their intent to do so by Aug. 1.

The Hayground School in Bridgehampton on Monday announced its plans for resuming in-person teaching and learning "in anticipation of a final decision the first week in August" expected to come from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo regarding school attendance in general, school officials said this week.

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association postponed the start of fall sports for high schoolers by about a month, from Aug. 24 to Sept. 21, and canceled regional and state championship events.

The small prekindergarten through sixth-grade school will see enrollment jump from 75 to 150 as families who relocated to Amagansett in the midst of the pandemic confirm they plan to send their children there in the fall.